DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. Diagnostic imaging system comprising:
- a plurality of scanning apparatuses each comprising scanning hardware, a data acquisition system connected to the scanning hardware for generating raw image data representative of an object disposed in an imaging region of the scanning apparatus, and a reconstruction unit processing the raw image data for reconstructing an image representation therefrom;
a communication link distributing subsets of the raw image data generated by the data acquisition system of one of the scanning apparatuses for parallel processing by the reconstruction units of the scanning apparatuses connected via the communication link.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a diagnostic imaging system. The system encompasses a plurality of scanning apparatuses (60, 70, 80). Each scanning apparatus (60, 70, 80) comprises scanning hardware, a data acquisition system (42) connected to the scanning hardware for generating raw image data representative of an object disposed in an imaging region of the scanning apparatus (60, 70, 80), and a reconstruction unit (50) processing the raw image data for reconstructing an image representation therefrom. The invention proposes that subsets of the raw image data generated by the data acquisition system (42) of one of the scanning apparatuses (60, 70, 80) are distributed via a communication link (90) among the scanning apparatuses (60, 70, 80) for parallel processing by the reconstruction units (50) of the respective scanning apparatuses (60, 70, 80).
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12 Claims
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1. Diagnostic imaging system comprising:
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a plurality of scanning apparatuses each comprising scanning hardware, a data acquisition system connected to the scanning hardware for generating raw image data representative of an object disposed in an imaging region of the scanning apparatus, and a reconstruction unit processing the raw image data for reconstructing an image representation therefrom; a communication link distributing subsets of the raw image data generated by the data acquisition system of one of the scanning apparatuses for parallel processing by the reconstruction units of the scanning apparatuses connected via the communication link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. Method of diagnostic imaging comprising:
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generating raw image data representative of an object disposed in an imaging region of one of a plurality of scanning apparatuses, each of the scanning apparatuses comprising scanning hardware, a data acquisition system connected to the scanning hardware for generating the raw image data, and a reconstruction unit for processing the raw image data for reconstructing an image representation therefrom; decomposing the raw image data generated by the data acquisition system into subsets; distributing the subsets of the raw image data via a communication link among the plurality of scanning apparatuses for parallel processing by the reconstruction units of the respective scanning apparatuses; recombining the subsets processed by the reconstruction units of the scanning apparatuses into an image representation of the object. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. Computer program for diagnostic imaging comprising instructions for:
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decomposing raw image data generated by a data acquisition system of one of a plurality of scanning apparatuses into subsets; distributing the subsets of the raw image data via a communication link among the plurality of scanning apparatuses for parallel processing by reconstruction units of the respective scanning apparatuses; recombining the subsets processed by the reconstruction units of the scanning apparatuses into an image representation of the object. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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